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Mega Raichu Y

#21 Doubles (VGC) · 9.5%#21 Singles (OU) · 8.2% Electric

Usage, sets and teammates pulled from the Pokémon Showdown / Smogon Champions ladder, June 2026. Form: Mega Y.

Doubles (VGC) set #21 · 9.5% usage

Moves

Zap Cannon98.4%
Focus Blast92%
Protect87.4%
Fake Out66%
Grass Knot13.3%
Volt Switch12.2%

Held items

Raichunite Y100%

Ability

No Ability 73.7%No Guard 26.3%

Common EV spreads

Timid 16 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 28.7%
Timid 236 HP / 102 Def / 181 Spe 8.7%
Hasty 16 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 7.9%

Best teammates

Basculegion Basculegion 32.9% Incineroar Incineroar 32.1% Whimsicott Whimsicott 30.6% Sinistcha Sinistcha 29.1% Garchomp Garchomp 26% Kingambit Kingambit 18.5%

Singles (OU) set #21 · 8.2% usage

Moves

Zap Cannon99.6%
Focus Blast94.2%
Volt Switch44.7%
Nasty Plot37.2%
Grass Knot35.4%
Alluring Voice35%

Held items

Raichunite Y100%

Ability

No Ability 80%No Guard 20%

Common EV spreads

Timid 16 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 77%
Timid 252 SpA / 16 SpD / 252 Spe 7.8%
Timid 16 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 5%

Best teammates

Garchomp Garchomp 48.6% Corviknight Corviknight 41.7% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 26.1% Galarian Slowking Galarian Slowking 24.2% Gholdengo Gholdengo 21.3% Excadrill Excadrill 19.1%

Counters & checks

Type-matchup math for Mega Raichu Y, cross-referenced with the live June 2026 meta. These flag likely threats and targets; confirm exact damage with the damage calculator.

Defensive profile

2× weakGround
resistsElectricFlyingSteel

Threatens Mega Raichu Y

Meta Pokémon carrying STAB that hits Mega Raichu Y super-effectively.

Garchomp Garchomp 48% Excadrill Excadrill 17.5% Mega Swampert Mega Swampert 14.1%

Mega Raichu Y pressures

Common meta Pokémon weak to Mega Raichu Y's STAB.

Corviknight Corviknight 34.6% Basculegion Basculegion 30.3% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 28.3% Pelipper Pelipper 18% Mega Charizard Y Mega Charizard Y 15.3% Mega Staraptor Mega Staraptor 15.1% Quaquaval Quaquaval 8.8% Primarina Primarina 8% Araquanid Araquanid 7.7% Milotic Milotic 5.6%

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